Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with humans. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
A group of children all share one dream, to set up their very own theatre company. Stars James Lance and Caroline Harker.
When Captain Mainwaring decides to open up his Home Guard unit to women, Mrs Gray catches his eye.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Mrs Fox …. Mollie Sugden
Mrs Gray …. Carmen Silvera
Edith Parish ....... Wendy Richard
Announcer …. John Snagge
Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.
Neal Anthony's comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Nick Romero as Salvatori, Christopher Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Brother Michael.
A stranded passenger sparks a chain of disasters at the sleepy railway station.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Kenneth Connor as Bradshaw/Clara, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Ian Lavender as Bert, John Graham as the Inspector/Minister and Hilary Pritchard as Doris.
Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
A road scheme helps Pop Larkin regain his zest for life. Rural family saga with David Jason and Pam Ferris. From March 1996.
Two entrepreneurs set up a website for people to voice their innermost thoughts. Tim Wright's drama stars Stephen Tompkinson.
A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective in California, but will his characters let him?
Experimental detective story by Louis Robinson and Richard Lewis in which the characters want to be independent of the script.
Produced at BBC Pebble Mill by Anne-Marie Cole.
Gilbert Osborne makes a declaration to spirited American Isabel Archer on her final day in Rome. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
An archaeological dig becomes a battlefield involving monks, politicians and developers, while Paolo makes some fascinating discoveries.
David Threlfall stars as the murder-solving priest, Paolo Baldi.
Written by Martin Meenan.
With Martin Clunes as Aloysious, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid, Kevin Flood as Professor Evans, Sean McGinley as Swift, Barry McGovern as the Minister and Ingrid Craigie as Helen.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Recorded at RTE's studios in Dublin.
Terry's in despair over his mate Bob's stag night.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris. With Michael Stainton.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Adapted for radio and produced by John Browell.
Audio recovered from a BBC Treasure Hunt.
Roman detective Falco and his fellow prisoners are marched through the forest and finally meet the legendary Celtic priestess Veleda.
Justinus takes matters into his own hands when he volunteers to negotiate with her, but Falco is worried that he doesn't fully understand the implications of the meeting.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco, Gary Lewis as Helveticus and Oliver Hembrough as Justinus.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
After all the speculation - why did Ruby go missing? Louisa Young's thriller with Tessa Nicholson and Joseph Cohen-Cole.
A community recalls their devastating flood of 1953, as meteorologist Helen Young visits East Anglia.
The story of ex-convict Eddie Chapman, Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent. Read by Damian Lewis.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Harry Thompson sets out to play cricket on seven continents - starting on an ice floe. Comic travelogue read by Nicholas Boulton.
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Araminta Spook: My Haunted House, Cat and the Stinkwater War, and A Coyote's in the House by Elmore Leonard.
The Old-Age Paramilitaries have developed a secret weapon to destroy the Central Database computer. George Smith is the man to use it.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Dawkins ...... Melanie Hudson
Ronnie ...... Christopher Douglas
Other parts by Lewis MacLeod, Dave Lamb and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
Cayce Pollard is a young American advertising consultant with an unusual allergy - she's hyper-sensitive to brands and branding.
It's a pretty lucrative affliction, because Cayce is a 'coolhunter', employed by multinational companies to test new brands and logos. She knows, instinctively, what will work - and what won't.
But visiting London for what should have been a straightforward job, Cayce becomes involved in something altogether more mysterious and complicated...
Stylish fast-moving thriller by award-winning cult American writer William Gibson.
Read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Three women neighbours are set to discover the delights of parenthood. Stars Keith Allen and Kathy Burke. From January 1996.
The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993.
John and his best friend Tony find themselves taking part in a seaside hotel's murder-mystery weekend.
John just wants to play dominoes, but amongst the guests is a woman from his past - with her potatoes.
Starring John Hegley, Simon Munnery, Terry Malloy, Sunny Ormonde and Andy Hockley.
Original music by Nigel Piper.
TUESDAY 02 MARCH 2010
TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Falco (b00r32wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Short Cuts: Ruby Baby (b00r32x1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008g279)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Baldi (b007k0ft)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Say What You Want to Hear - The Startup (b00qx3jg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Parcel of Dreams (b007vcn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Parsley Sidings (b007jp7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00csypl)
Letting in the Jungle
Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde.
TUE 05:30 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r35y0)
Episode 2
The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford. Pamela Brown's adventure stars Caroline Harker.
TUE 06:00 02/03/2010 (b00r35y2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Take It From Here (b00cfwpt)
Jimmy Edwards and the gang in a special naval edition, recorded aboard HMS Indefatigable.
TUE 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b0089m77)
Series 2
Fathers and Sons
Yet again, Robert is desperate for work, but is offered a job while he's supposed to be away with Sue.
His plan to get out of the holiday is devious to say the least...
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Jo Kendall
Joe Dunlop
Danny Schiller
Phil Nice
Jennifer Piercey
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1990.
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007jn96)
Series 2
The Romantic Approach
'It's amazing how much harm winning a war does for the moral fibre of a nation. I mean, you'd never have seen Winston Churchill walking around with a personal stereo.'
Clare's been dumped, Eleanor finds a friend and Sarah's listening.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Aubrey ...... Lockwood West
Delivery boy ...... David Learner
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV, Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.
TUE 09:30 Two Doors Down (b0086dhm)
Series 1
Ranting and Railings
Miss Black's vision is for all houses to have matching Victorian railings - and hers must be authentic. But her lodger, Victor sparks chaos when he gets the erection dates muddled up.
The bohemian residents of Marlborough Road in Belfast are saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Frances Tomelty stars in Annie McCartney's sitcom.
Sally ...... Frances Tomelty
Miss Black ...... Roma Tomelty
Fintan ...... Gerard Murphy
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Victor ...... Alan Mckee
Saffron ...... Ali White
Anna ...... Bethan Lloyd
Simon ...... Patrick Gleadhill
Trevor ...... Gerard McSorley
Directed at BBC Belfast by Tanya Nash.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
TUE 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
1905: Cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive from England at the Pensione Bertolini in Florence to discover they've not been given their promised rooms.
EM Forster's 1908 Edwardian-era novel dramatised in four parts by David Wade.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Maid ...... Jilly Bond
Man ...... Ian Masters
Beggar ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Other parts played by the cast.
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
TUE 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008g6vb)
Episode 12
Spirited American Isabel Archer is engaged, much to the disapproval of her ex-suitors and Aunt Lydia. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
TUE 11:15 Baldi (b007k0h2)
Series 3
The Far Pavilions
Paolo finds that Irish cricket and fair play are not synonymous when he discovers foul play at an unfriendly charity match.
David Threlfall stars as the murder-solving priest, Paolo Baldi.
Written by Martin Meenan.
With Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, Owen Roe as Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid, Michael Maloney as Jim Sharp, Gerry O'Brien as Martin Cave, Wesley Murphy as O'Mahoney and Doreen Keogh as Mrs Dwyer.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Script Editor: Gemma McMullan
Recorded at RTE's studios in Dublin.
Director: Mark Lambert
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
TUE 12:00 Take It From Here (b00cfwpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
Series 1
Episode 1
Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris. Will she manage to persuade Bernard to buy her an engagement ring at last?
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Mr Matthews ...... John Jardine
Miss Parker ...... Julie Higginson
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Producer: Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1993.
TUE 13:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
The Iron Hand of Mars
Episode 6
Just as he thinks his mission is drawing to a close, Falco has a fateful encounter with a missing legate and a giant Celtic bull. But he doesn't manage to close the case without the help of his resourceful girlfriend Helena, and the intervention of a small child.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Gary Lewis as Helveticus and David Holt as Xanthus.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
TUE 13:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
Where's Father Jack?
A suspicious death in a pond unites the kindly Detective Inspector Cromwell and convent Mother Helen - a nun with a nose for crime.
Are they about to embark on a long and unlikely relationship?
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Father Jack ...... Jonathan Olivet
Sister ...... Beth Chalmers
Nun ...... Gemma Saunders
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg1)
Series 1
Skylight
Meteorologist Helen Young talks to eye witnesses about the Aurora Borealis - rare and dramatic lights seen in Edinburgh's sky.
TUE 14:15 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jn0n6)
Episode 2
Recruited by the German enemy, British double agent Eddie Chapman is codenamed Fritz. Read by Damian Lewis.
TUE 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080p26)
Episode 7
Polly and the twins have an interesting relationship. Helena is put out by Richard's visit.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
TUE 14:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00ln0q4)
Episode 2
Attempting to play cricket on seven continents - Harry Thompson's team hit Malaysia. Comic travelogue read by Nicholas Boulton.
TUE 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r35y4)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Araminta Spook: My Haunted House, Cat and the Stinkwater War, and A Coyote's in the House by Elmore Leonard.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007jn96)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down (b0086dhm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpgs)
Episode 5
Now a fully-fledged OAP, George Smith is set for a special mission with Andrea Sunbeam and Mrs Cookson.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Wilma P Random ...... Melanie Hudson
Other parts played by Christopher Douglas, Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
TUE 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1xp)
Episode 2
Advertising guru Cayce Pollard’s been employed to search for the maker of a mysteriously addictive online film called "the footage".
Now the Coolhunter’s search takes her to Tokyo - where the mystery deepens...
William Gibson's fast-moving 21st Century detective thriller,
Read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
TUE 19:00 Take It From Here (b00cfwpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008g6vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Baldi (b007k0h2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b0089m77)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jrq4)
Series 2
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
The band enters a TV talent show. Will it spark success - or return them to oblivion? Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
TUE 23:00 The Ape That Got Lucky (b008039f)
Language and Communication
Chris Addison’s exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution begins with languages.
With over 5,000 or so now in use - why is it fortunate that the original human language developed in Africa rather than England?
We also hears from a man who thinks his bees are telling him about unsolved crimes, and Professor Austin Herring demonstrates his valve-based translation machine.
Starring Chris Addison.
With Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern ), Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.
Written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
TUE 23:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrc7)
Series 1
Lights
Eddie scores tickets to Stockport County's biggest match ever. An even greater challenge faces his son-in-law Dave
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family in series 1 of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Starring Dominic Monaghan as Jason, John McArdle as Eddie, Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, Emma Clarke as Collete, Beverley Callard as Maureen and Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie.
With Alan Green as himself.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
WEDNESDAY 03 MARCH 2010
WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1xp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008g6vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Baldi (b007k0h2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007jn96)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Two Doors Down (b0086dhm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cyywl)
The Wild Dogs
Mowgli and Kaa plan a jungle attack against the wild dogs. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
WED 05:30 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r367k)
Episode 3
Mrs Potter-Smith aims to bring the curtain down on the Blue Doors' latest show. Stars James Lance and Caroline Harker.
WED 06:00 03/03/2010 (b00r36nw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
Series 6
The Impersonator
When he hears his sound-alike in a TV commercial, the lad heads straight to court.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Peter Goodwright, Ann Lancaster, Jerry Stovin, Jack Watson, Ronald Wilson and Wilfrid Babbage.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.
WED 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
Episode 4
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show form separate studios.
But even that doesn't stop them quarrelling...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest: Rachel Weisz
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx7h)
The Resurrection of Reverend Carswell
"I have something that the Reverend Hornblower will never enjoy; the love and respect of my congregation..."
Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, Timothy Carswell with a disappearing congregation - and shock new title.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series starring James Grout.
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Miss Tilling ...... Margaret Courtenay
Miss Tapp ...... Jean Heywood
Reverend Hornblower ...... Garrick Hagon
Mrs Muir ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mr Widlake ...... Brian Miller
Mrs Widlake ...... Bernadine Corrigan
Dr Warlock ...... Christopher Good
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dh89p)
Series 3
Leading A Merry Dance
Rosie's no expert on Russian folk music but when she's asked to promote The Gulbekistan Dance Ensemble, she's sure she'll be equal to the challenge...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Robert ..... Simon Trinder
Leonid ..... Chris Emmett
Ludmilla ..... Lorelei King
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
WED 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
Good Men and Violets
Lucy Honeychurch has witnessed a murder in Florence, but George's actions disturb her more...
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Dramatised by David Wade.
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
WED 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gbq2)
Episode 13
The action moves to 1876, when Isabel Archer's grown-up stepdaughter has an enthusiastic suitor. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
WED 11:15 Baldi (b007k4mg)
Series 4
Cross Purposes
As the priestly sleuth tackles some crossword-related murders, Father Troy is a surprisingly adept ally. Stars David Threlfall.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009mbjl)
Series 1
Episode 4
Despite their successful comeback tour, Tommy and Sheila aren't in the money.
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Edward Halsted, Rachel Smith, Chris Pavlo, Paul Rogan and Steven Rhodes.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
WED 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9k)
The Smithfield Murders
1. Filth and Fat and Blood and Foam
A gruesome murder at London's Smithfield meat market sparks another troubling investigation for Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
DSI Julie Enfield ..... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Sally ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Benjamin Travis ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Joey Jones ...... Don McCorkindale
Miss Sayers ...... Linda Regan
Terence Johns ...... David Bannerman
Rachel Jones ...... Jilly Bond
Micky Matthews ...... John Hollis
Doctor ...... Stephen Thorne
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
WED 13:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
Icon, or A Pocketful of Nuns
A murder brought them together, but for Detective Inspector Cromwell and Mother Helen within her enclosed convent, it's the theft of an icon that reunites them.
And there's also the small problem of Monsignor Nietzsche.
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Monsignor Nietzsche ...... Sandor Eles
Sister Demi ...... Elizabeth Bell
Radio/Tannoy ...... Beth Chalmers
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg6)
Series 1
Windy City
Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the last century's worst tornado in London's Gunnersbury, on 8th December 1954.
WED 14:15 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jn6g2)
Episode 3
Double agent Eddie Chapman - codename 'Fritz' - prepares to sabotage a British factory making war planes. Read by Damian Lewis.
WED 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080qbv)
Episode 8
Sophie has an accident. Polly tries to forget the twins. Calypso receives some bad news.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
WED 14:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00ln4b7)
Episode 3
Keen to play cricket on seven continents - Harry Thompson's team hit the West Indies. Comic travelogue read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r38v3)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Araminta Spook: My Haunted House, Cat and the Stinkwater War, A Coyote's in the House, and Henry's Cat: The Cowboy.
WED 17:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dh89p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jphb)
Episode 6
The future of the OAPs and, indeed, of the whole of civilisation, hangs in the balance.
Stephen Moore stars in the conclusion of Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Other parts played by Melanie Hudson, Joanna Brookes, Christopher Douglas, Peter Serafinowcz and Lewis MacLeod.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
WED 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1yz)
Episode 3
Cayce Pollard has realised she’s entangled in something quite ruthless after being cornered by muggers in Tokyo.
But who’s behind her assailants?
William Gibson's cool and compelling thriller read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009mbjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gbq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Baldi (b007k4mg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007rsz6)
Series 1
Episode 1
Falling from the sky, the comedian's life starts flashing before his eyes. With Alexander Armstrong. From August 1998.
WED 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b00bwjnp)
Miles Jupp
The ever so posh comedian - host of Radio 7's Newsjack - entertains an audience in London.
THURSDAY 04 MARCH 2010
THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jphb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gbq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007k4mg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dh89p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00d05bj)
The Spring Running
Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
THU 05:30 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r3996)
Episode 4
Is it the final curtain for the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company? Stars Philip Anthony and Caroline Harker.
THU 06:00 04/03/2010 (b00r39c3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (m000hwwr)
Series 6
The Lost Emperor
Archaeologist Neddie Seagoon hunts for the missing treasure of Genghis Khan.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Chair (b007jq8n)
Episode 6
Maverick hack George Cragge is certain he knows the killer's identity. Meanwhile, who will be the BBC's next director-general?
Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Susie Brann as Caroline.
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
Series 2
Hot Water
With more love entanglements, Izzy is finding life back in England rather confusing.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Aunt Vinny ...... Rosemary Martin
Charles ...... David Robb
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
Series 2
Episode 5
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to bamboozle a millionaire.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
THU 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
A Proposal and a Bathing Party
Lucy Honeychurch returns to England much changed after her disturbing trip to Italy.
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Phipps ...... Tessa Worsley
Sir Harry Otway ...... Derek Waring
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Vyse ...... Pauline Letts
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Dramatised by David Wade.
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
THU 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gcnc)
Episode 14
Two years since Isabel married Gilbert Osmond, Lord Warburton and Ralph pay her a visit in Rome. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b007k4nn)
Series 4
The Devil's Eye
The priestly sleuth is confronted by shipwrecks and a remote Irish island community's mysterious past. Stars David Threlfall.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (m000hwwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r39q1)
Series 2
Episode 8
Dr Y invents a time-travel machine, plus a never-ending sing-along with the studio audience.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmonde & Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Eric Idle, Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1965.
THU 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9y)
The Smithfield Murders
2. Blue Bummarees
Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield's father gets on well with his paid carer, but her investigation darkens amidst the 'Blue Bummarees' of the market. There's also a surprise flirtation...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
DSI Julie Enfield ..... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Sally ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Paulo ..... Sean Barrett
Benjamin Travis ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Joey Jones ...... Don McCorkindale
Sadie Stern ...... Linda Regan
Henry Sinclair ...... John Turner
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
THU 13:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
Sister, Brother
When a convicted forger decides on a new career as a nun, the sex change is just the beginning of his problems. And DI Cromwell is not amused when Mother Helen is put in danger.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's mystery.
Starring Timothy Spall as DI Cromwell, Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen, Jeremy Finch as DC Kelp and Stephen Critchlow as Sister Paula.
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b007jxgb)
Series 1
Snow Stops Play
Meteorologist Helen Young recalls 1975, when snow fell in June and interrupted play at Buxton cricket ground.
THU 14:15 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jnls9)
Episode 4
MI5 send double agent Eddie Chapman to infiltrate Germany's Abwehr intelligence. Read by Damian Lewis.
THU 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080qtn)
Episode 9
Max gets a telephone call about Monica, while Helena gets a surprise visitor.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 14:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00lncmq)
Episode 4
Out to play cricket on seven continents - Harry Thompson's team size up the Argentinians. Comic travelogue read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r39v9)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Araminta Spook: My Haunted House, Cat and the Stinkwater War, A Coyote's in the House, and Henry's Cat: The Challenge.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn1)
The Lie
Lisa gives up everything for her lover - and wanders a disused Victorian psychiatric hospital.
Series of four chilling and intimate dramas inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain.
Lynn Ferguson's horror stars Leslie Ash as Angela, Ian Dunn as Colin, Leslie Ash as Angela, Janet Brown as Martha/Lisa's Mother, Geoffrey Beevers as the Caretaker and Lynn Ferguson as Lisa.
Producers: Luke Fresle/Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
THU 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
Episode 4
Searching for clues to the origins of the mysterious online film known as "the footage" has led Cayce Pollard across the world.
Now she finds herself in a deserted government complex near Bournemouth and discovers just how close she is getting to the truth....
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (m000hwwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r39q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gcnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b007k4nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Chair (b007jq8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jgzfs)
Series 1
Stiff Up a Lip
The tale of Victorian social climber Edwin and his awful secret. Stars Kath Burlinson and Owen Evans. From August 2000.
THU 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007n1x9)
Series 1
Gods
It's Socrates' birthday - so it's up to The Affable Ones to take him to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
THU 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k16j)
Episode 4
Pun masters Dan Freedman and Nick Romero with a sheep version of Star Trek and an American Blackadder. From May 2000.
FRIDAY 05 MARCH 2010
FRI 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008gcnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baldi (b007k4nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (b007jt6f)
Episode 1
Tumbling down a rabbit hole, a young girl's amazing story begins. Stars Sarah-Jane Holm, David Bamber and Roy Hudd.
FRI 06:00 05/03/2010 (b00r3s1l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
Series 2
Episode 3
Money worries for Sid and Rita, and the Smith Report investigates travel - does it get you anywhere?
Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and announcer Douglas Smith.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round the Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.
FRI 08:30 Delve Special (b007k469)
Series 2
Whose Baby?
David Lander reports on the implications of revolutionary methods of baby production.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Tony Robinson, Julia Hills, Stephen Frost and Felicity Montague.
Dramatic reconstruction by Jack Klaff, Phil Nice and Robert Bathurst.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.
FRI 09:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp45)
Series 1
Holy Water
The life of a struggling writer with his dysfunctional friends and a talking geranium.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Kate McKenzie and Brian Bowles.
Special guest star: Brian Johnston and Vince the geranium.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1992.
FRI 09:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2xh)
Episode 4
The Royal Dingle Company wreak havoc in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Stars Patrick Barlow and Louise Lombard. From September 1995.
FRI 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
The Triumph of Phaeton
Engaged to Cecil Vyse but haunted by her dreams of George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch feels muddled..
Conclusion of EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
FRI 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008ggv2)
Episode 15
Lord Warburton's interest in Pansy proves very pleasing to her father Gilbert Osmond. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b007k4pr)
Series 4
The Smoker
The priestly sleuth probes the murder of an outspoken, larger-than-life Dublin publisher and bon viveur. Stars David Threlfall.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
A Lot of Tulle and a Little Imagination
The dear ladies take on the running of the Fancy Dress Ball. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1982.
FRI 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jlb9)
The Smithfield Murders
3. Chef's Special
There's a fresh dead body down at Clerkenwell, but Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield's love affair is hotting up - before she becomes a victim of extreme cold.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
DSI Julie Enfield ..... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Stephen Temple ...... Gavin Muir
Alex Wild ...... Deborah Berlin
DC Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Benjamin Travis ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Henry Sinclair ...... John Turner
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
FRI 13:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3rlj)
Virtual Saints
Despite moving the convent into cyber space, Mother Helen and her nuns are not safe from declining numbers. And DI Cromwell has the small matter of an old murder to solve.
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Mr Lord ...... Bryan Pringle
Carer/Sister ...... Elizabeth Conboy
Youth ...... Tom George
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b007k216)
Series 1
Forever Freezing
Meteorologist Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns.
FRI 14:15 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jp108)
Episode 5
British wartime double agent and former convict Eddie Chapman arrives back home. Concluded by Damian Lewis.
FRI 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080sjp)
Episode 10
A funeral sparks a big reunion of old faces at the house in Cornwall.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Concluded by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 14:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00lnfdy)
Episode 5
From South Africa to matches back home - and some sad news. Nicholas Boulton concludes Harry Thompson's comic cricketing travelogue.
FRI 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r3tmh)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Araminta Spook: My Haunted House, Cat and the Stinkwater War, A Coyote's in the House, Thought Full, and The Busker.
FRI 17:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp45)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn6)
The Parson
Back from missionary work abroad, Reverend Martin Stokes stumbles into a nightmare of biblical proportions abroad.
David Varela's horror stars Mark Bazeley as Rev. Martin Stokes, Lynne Verrall as Mrs Cameron, Geoffrey Beevers as Bishop Millcock, Wayne Foskett as Randall, Stephen Hogan as Sid and Gerard McDermott as Joseph.
Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain. The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.
David has written plays for BBC Radio 4 as well as for TV and film.
Producer: Luke Fresle
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k21k)
Episode 5
'Coolhunter' Cayce travels to Moscow for an emotional encounter with the maker of "the footage" - the mysteriously compelling online film haunting web-surfers around the world.
But why is Cayce's boss at the ad agency so interested in it?
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller concluded by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jlb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3rlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008ggv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Baldi (b007k4pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Delve Special (b007k469)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008fgq3)
Series 2
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight dodgy space probes and a teddy for men. With guest Barry Cryer. From August 1999.
FRI 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jm52)
The Tragedies
The truncated thespians perform a 15-second 'King Lear', the 'Othello' Rap and 'Scottish Highland Discs'.
FRI 23:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00rbkk9)
Making tricky phone calls on behalf of his punters - including a plumber with a dribbling ballcock.